diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/perl-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/perl-packages.nix
index 09a56bc0f073..bffa8a6677f0 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/perl-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/perl-packages.nix
@@ -5119,6 +5119,7 @@ let self = _self // overrides; _self = with self; {
       url = "mirror://cpan/authors/id/A/AM/AMBS/${name}.tar.gz";
       sha256 = "1lmmfcjxvsvhn4f3v2lyylgr8dzcf5j7mnd1pkq3jc75dph724f5";
     };
+    perlPreHook = "export LD=$CC";
     meta = {
       description = "A tool to build C libraries";
       license = with stdenv.lib.licenses; [ artistic1 gpl1Plus ];